Clause 151(1) makes provision for the Secretary of
State by order to bring the provisions of the act (other than
those mentioned in subsection (3) which come into force on Royal
Assent) into force. Different days may be appointed for different
purposes and the order may contain such transitional provisions
and savings as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. The
order may, in particular, make provision in respect of any financial
limits imposed where the period in relation to such limit is imposed
would otherwise begin at a time before the commencement of that
provision of this Act. So for example the limits on campaign expenditure
in paragraph 3(5) of Schedule 8, which apply for a period of 365
days ending with the date of the poll, may need to be modified
for the purposes of a general election which takes place within
365 days of Part V of the Act comes into force. Orders made under
this provision are not subject to any parliamentary procedure,
as is standard in the case of commencement provisions.